| ShortSummary | - Ymir uses the fact that her bout is being broadcast to advertise the effectiveness of her weapons, especially since Reina is using a Cattleya weapon. Reina emerges victorious, however. Lana is hanging on to Cattleya during her fight with Airi, but actually proves to be helpful, as Airi cannot bring herself to kill him. Cattleya is winning when she sees that Owen is frozen inside one of the stones in Aldra's "Palace of Grief." Cattleya breaks down crying and concedes defeat. Aldra promises to reunite Cattleya with her husband, and does so by turning her to stone too. Rana is filled with grief, grabs Cattleya's spear, and tries to attack Aldra. Aldra is about to turn him to stone too when Airi rescues him and they escape. They are confronted by Listy and the Fang Assassins, but when Listy is about to strike Rana down, she remembers the orphans she used to care for, and hesitates, allowing them to escape. Rana keeps following Airi around, and she resolves to care for him. When Cattleya does not return, Ymir asks Reina to allow her to care for her sword from now on. The next match is set: Claudette vs Menace.
- Airi and Nanael are both desperate to finish the match quickly, as both are starving, and begin to fight in earnest. Airi weakens Nanael by causing her to spill more of the sacred milk, which spills onto some of the petrified people in the palace. Airi runs out of time, because it has been too long since she has consumed vital force, due to her desire not to do so in front of Rana, and Airi disappears. Aldra is visibly disturbed by the spilling of the sacred milk. Rana has lost another guardian, and this time goes to Ymir, deciding to help her fix Reina's sword. Rana reveals Cattleya's fate to Ymir and Reina, and Reina says she will save Cattleya. The sacred milk causes the stone Melona was encased in to crack, and she manages to escape. Nanael is then set against Reina, but Nanael is now weak from having spilled the sacred milk, and with her new sword Reina easily defeats her. Count Bansu puts a plot in motion to seize the throne for himself. Melona appears before the defeated Nanael with a proposal to defeat Aldra. The next match is set: Claudette vs Listy.
- Nanael makes her report to Heaven, where the Chief Angel determines that Aldra has made a pact with Delmora, a fallen angel. The final battle begins, with Aldra proving to have overwhelming power. She eventually kicks Reina in the neck, making her collapse. Listy appears at the arena and cheers Reina on, causing her to get back up. Reina shows that she has adopted many of her old foes' techniques: she hits Aldra with Claudette's lightning and Tomoe's kick. Just as Reina has the advantage, however, Aldra petrifies her. The crowd jeers, calling her a demon. Meanwhile, Rana has invaded the palace, trying to rescue his parents by himself. He is confronted by a Fang Assassin, but finds Airi's Scythe, which still contains some of Airi's spirit. He hurls the scythe at the Assassin, and Airi snags enough of the Assassin's vital force to reconstitute her self. Nanael overhears the struggle and arrives with more sacred milk, freeing Cattleya and Owen. Melona has been hiding in the palace, though now she is tiny. Menace is also freed. Aldra flies into a rage at the crowd's jeers and petrifies them all, except Claudette, Tomoe, and Listy. Even though Reina is petrified, her spirit causes everyone's weapons to glow: even those far away like Nowa and Echidna, showing the bonds she has formed with all of them. Nanael frees Reina with more sacred milk, and she counterattacks. Delmora convinces Aldra to remove the seals on his power. Reina defeats Aldra, but then Delmora emerges. It is revealed that Delmora separated Aldra from her sister so that she would despair and seek to use his power for revenge, so that he could get her body in return. Nyx sees that some of those petrified have been freed, and finally shows resolve of her own, to go free Funikura herself. Nanael pours more sacred milk on Delmora, then Claudette, Tomoe, and finally Reina attack, defeating him. Reina is victorious. Aldra matures to adulthood in an instant, since Delmora had given her eternal youth. Tomoe tells her that she can seek her sister in Hinomoto herself. Reina shall be the new Queen.
- Features Airi and Melona re-recruiting Menace.
- Features Leina, Erina, and Echidna.
- Features Nowa, Alleyne, and Nyx.
- It is revealed that Nyx is enslaved to a tentacle demon lord named Funikura, who has given her magical fire power, yet often molests her with its tentacles. Elina realizes that Nyx is a coward without Funikura, and tricks her into relinquishing it, upon which Nyx surrenders. Listy is revealed as the new leader of the Fang Assassins. Aldra turns Funikura to stone, saying that old demons should not wander free. Nowa gets lost in the Gainos marketplace and is almost raped, then saved by Echidna. Nowa and Alleyne are summoned to fight in a swamp, as are Echidna and Irma. It is then revealed to be a team match: Alleyne and Nowa vs Echidna and Irma.
- Irma looks for an opening to strike in her fight with Listy, and finds one when Listy starts having flashbacks to her old, righteous self. Irma just misses in her killing blow, and is defeated instead. Echidna retrieves her afterwards, and the two depart together. Elina shakes Tomoe's resolve by calling her a hypocrite in regards to how she can call herself righteous while killing people. Tomoe tells Elina she has formed a bond with Reina, since they shared food and shelter on their journey, which Elina misinterprets, thinking that Tomoe has slept with Reina. Elina attacks in a frenzy, but Tomoe pulls through victorious. Ymir is pondering how best to augment Reina's sword. The next match is set: Nanael vs Airi in the Palace of Grief. Tomoe returns from her victorious battle to find a note from Shizuka, leading her to a graveyard. Shizuka reveals that she never actually left the Demon Ninja, and has been posing as Tomoe's friend to lower her guard so she could kill her. Tomoe finally gains the will to fight her friend, and kills her. In dying, Shizuka says that being able to kill her best friend has made Tomoe stronger, since these emotional bonds would only hinder her resolve as a warrior.
- Claudette and Listy are fighting in the courtyard of Bansu Castle, just as Bansu's army is leaving in his bid to overthrow Aldra by conventional military force. Claudette is initially victorious, knocking out Listy with a lightning bolt. Claudette tries to dissuade the Count from his attempted overthrow, saying that it will only breed war across the continent. Claudette reveals that Lady Maria, Bansu's wife and her adoptive mother, told Claudette to heal Bansu's pain if she did not return from Queen's Blade. Claudette has been serving loyally to soothe Bansu's emotional scars. Bansu tries to convince her to serve him again in his bid to overthrow Aldra, but she refuses, and he tells her to leave. Listy then awakens, however, and it is now apparent that she was sent to kill the Count. Claudette manages to stop her, but is eventually defeated herself when Listy collapses a roof on her. As Claudette is teleported back to Gainos, she reconciles with the Count, who then withdraws his army. Aldra calls it a success: though the Count still lives, his coup was thwarted. Claudette warns Reina that Listy has changed. Meanwhile, it is seen that Nyx has found a job as a barmaid, and that Tomoe is training fiercely, now wearing Shizuka's old horned headband. Melona, Nanael, and Melpha discuss the mysterious Aldra, and Melona steals Nanael's sacred milk.
- Tomoe demands to know why Aldra had the Demon Ninja attack Hinomoto. Aldra says that she has been searching for her sister, and Hinomoto is the only area outside of her rule. She says burning the country to the ground would be worth it to find her sister. Aldra's past is revealed: she and her sister were outcasts for being of mixed demonic descent, and were forced to wander. Her sister mysteriously disappeared one day at the edge of a forest, and Aldra in desperation found a spirit without a body. The spirit inhabited Aldra's body in return for giving her great power and eternal youth. Aldra offers Tomoe rule over Hinomoto in exchange for her servitude, promising peace for Hinomoto if her sister is found. Tomoe rejects this offer, remaining loyal to her Empress. Nanael has mysteriously returned to Heaven. Reina and Listy finally fight. Reina fends off Listy's aggressive style, and eventually causes her to hesitate when she shows her the lucky coin she gave her. Reina scores a hit and Listy falls. Reina rushes to tend to her, and Listy temporarily breaks free from Aldra's control. Aldra's evil spirit then possesses Listy directly, however, and Listy begins strangling Reina. Reina is about to pass out when Melona appears in Aldra's throne room and coils up her body, shaking her control over Listy. Reina uses the opening to break free and eventually defeats Listy, shattering Aldra's control over her for good. Melona and Aldra fight, with Melona managing to dump what remains of the sacred milk on Aldra, weakening her, but Aldra manages to drive Melona off anyway. The final battle is set to begin: Reina vs Aldra.
- Irma refuses to help Echidna, so Alleyne and Nowa resolve to pick them off one by one. Echidna's past is revealed. Echidna manages to trap Alleyne in a pitcher plant, then to pin Nowa. Alleyne breaks free and takes the initiative against Echidna, but Irma appears, threatening to kill the trapped Nowa, and forcing Alleyne to surrender. Reina brings her sword to Cattleya for repair again, while Ymir's attempts to sell weapons go unnoticed in the market. Cattleya states her resolve to reunite her family. The next set of matches begins: Reina vs Ymir and Cattleya vs Airi, the latter being fought in the room where Aldra keeps all of those she has turned to stone.
- Features Airi and Melona, with side centering on Cattleya and Rana in the first half and Melpha, Aldra, Tomoe, and Nanael in the second half.
- Reina is walking outside of town when she encounters Melona, and tells her she is going to defeat her for attacking travellers. Melona taunts Reina for being such a weak fighter, and says she only wants to fight decent warriors as she is a participant in Queen's Blade, a tournament held every four years to decide who is going to be the next Queen. Listy is watching the battle from the sidelines. Just as Melona is about to kill Reina, Listy intervenes and saves her life. Listy tends to Reina until she recovers and takes her as a prisoner back to the Bansu castle to recover the bounty on her head. When Listy arrives at the castle Claudette appears and arrests Listy for being a thief and imprisons her in the castle. Listy escapes from prison and steals the Bansu family heirloom breastplate. She hides in Reina's room and gives Reina the armor, then leaves, encountering Claudette outside and they fight. Melona appears at Reina's window. They fight, and Reina defeats Melona by stopping her shooting acid from her breasts, causing her to explode.
- Nanael is reassigned by the Head Angel to compete in Queen's Blade as punishment for failing her prior assignment. Heaven suspects something is wrong with Queen Aldra. Everyone is looking for residences in Gainos: Tomoe with Shizuka, Ymir with Cattleya, Alleyne with Nowa, Nanael with Melpha, and Elina with Claudette. Echidna is there as well, and confronts the rogue assassin Irma. Melona tries to take things into her own hands and assassinate Aldra, but is turned to stone by Aldra's power. Nyx, a new contender, is revealed.
- Claudette and Menace are fighting in a desert, giving Menace the upper hand. Her sand attacks confuse Claudette, and she uses cursed attacks to drain Claudette's strength. It begins to rain, however, which weakens her sand attacks, and Claudette emerges victorious. Menace is later turned to stone by Aldra, who says that ancient things should stay in the past. The first round is over, with Listy advancing by some unexplained method, and Nanael advancing because her foe did not appear . Nanael is dismayed that no-one is placing bets on her, so uses Melpha's money to place a large bet on herself while in disguise, but that uses up all of Melpha's money, so as Melpha's roommate, she must subsist on vegetables from her garden. Listy is pursuing Irma through the city. She corners her and is about to kill her when Echidna intervenes, and shelters Irma for a while, but Aldra sets the next match so that Irma must fight Listy anyway. Tomoe is also summoned to fight Elina.
- Reina is having trouble finding accommodations until she mentions she is in Queen's Blade, and the greedy hotel manager rushes to fill her order, and ends up rooming her with Echidna. Tomoe and Shizuka meet Melpha, and Tomoe admires her for dressing more appropriately than other competitors. It is revealed that Nyx used to be a maid for the Bansu family, and was treated cruelly by Elina. Aldra wants a new servant to lead the Fang Assassins, and sends a fake letter to lure Listy to her palace. Once there, she awakens the hate in Listy's soul, making Listy her servant. The first match is fought: Tomoe vs Melpha, where Tomoe finds that Melpha uses lewd "Holy Poses" to fight, giving Tomoe the resolve to defeat her perversion. Another match begins: Elina vs Nyx.
- Nanael is drinking milk to drown her sorrows at the bar where Nyx works, and Nyx tells her of the rumor about the horned monster seen in the woods. Nanael thinks it might be Melona, and goes to seek her with Melpha. She instead finds Tomoe in a dangerous mood. Elina returns home after Claudette tells her that she is the only one of the three sisters capable of serving Count Bansu any more, as neither Claudette nor Reina have the will to. Nanael tries to get Reina to ambush Tomoe in the forest, but then decides to tell her what they know about Aldra so far. Between them, Nanael, Reina, and Ymir determine that Aldra has to be allied with some sort of Heavenly creature, because the sacred milk actually has a negative impact on the divine . Melona spies on the conversation, posing as Rana. Reina is summoned at last to fight Tomoe, and they battle in the ruins of Tomoe's old shrine in Hinomoto. Tomoe's hair has turned white, and Aldra says that she is driven by the ghosts of her friends and the suffering in her heart. Tomoe says that, for Shizuka's sake, she has become a demon who will win at any cost. A desperate fight begins with Tomoe having the upper hand, utilizing a lot of powerful techniques. Reina eventually recovers and says that she cannot lose either, and that she accepts everything that has happened, including Tomoe's feelings. Tomoe rejects that, replying that one needs to be heartless to be strong. Reina triumphs, and Tomoe claims she finally understands her. Ymir uses the fight as advertising for the sword she re-forged, and sells many cheap knockoffs of it. Tomoe awakens in the Palace of Grief.
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